They found out where the plane came from.
It took off from a small GA airport from Teterboro New Jersey just across the Hudson River.
Looks like he tried to turn hard to fly over the East River but couldn't make it.
It took off from a small GA airport from Teterboro New Jersey just across the Hudson River.
Looks like he tried to turn hard to fly over the East River but couldn't make it.
MSM is now saying "no reported deaths", though obviously I'd assume the pilot (and whoever else was in the plane) is no longer with us.
Latest word is that the NY Yankees have confirmed that someone from the team was on the plane (speculated to be Cory Lidle who may have owned the plane)
I believe it was also reported he was scheduled to fly out of new york today for the offseason. No report that he was the pilot as of yet.
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Yankees Pitcher Cory Lidle Was Killed in the Plane Crash, High-Ranking City Official Says
Whoozyerdaddy
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Yeah, not funny. I think Lidle was a new pilot, after the season he talked to reporters about getting his pilot license and flying home to California. His scheduled takeoff was today. I have no idea why he was flying that low, or why he didn't try and crash into the river instead and parachute out. In fact, he talked to reporters about how 'safe' these planes were and how you'd just parachute out of one if you have engine trouble.
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Most light A/C do not carry chutes. It also takes training to utilize a chute and get out of an A/C. Advance planning; which does not happen in light A/C.
With wind resistance, it would be difficult to open the cabin doors.
Zorba
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Correct - one both points.
A couple times when I've been flying the door has popped open a little bit - crappy, old 152s. It is nearly impossible to push the door out enough to slam it shut. (It is also hard to relatch because the cabin pressure is higher than the flow on the outside of the door. So it sucks the door out a little.)
Baseball players don't actually have serious psycological problems. They play the game and leave it all on the field. At least, they're supposed to.
Stop with the suicide. Would you be depressed being a multi-millionaire who lives in California?
And yes, the whole plane has a parachute on it. I guess Cory thought he could get out of this one without it.
Stop with the suicide. Would you be depressed being a multi-millionaire who lives in California?
And yes, the whole plane has a parachute on it. I guess Cory thought he could get out of this one without it.
Scouzer
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Yup.
Its a strange aircraft...
Do some research on it, Eaglekeeper and Zorba.
http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/cirrus-sr20
Interesting, I was curious what he was flying.
That thing going from NY to CA would take quite some time at 155knots and probably fighting head winds.
That thing going from NY to CA would take quite some time at 155knots and probably fighting head winds.
I was just watching CNN at my brother's house about 30 minutes ago and they said that it was a flight instructor and student on board. Unless that Yankee pitcher was taking instrument lessons, he may not have been on the plane??
If he was taking instrument lessons, that could help explain the crash. He dropped it into a spin and due to the low altitude they couldn't recover fast enough??
If he was taking instrument lessons, that could help explain the crash. He dropped it into a spin and due to the low altitude they couldn't recover fast enough??
Very possible.
CNN is showing a video he did from the cockpit recently when flying over Philadelphia.
If I was a Yankee and had an airplane I would consider selling it, the dead Yankees Club by plane crash is growing.
RIP
Cory Lidle
Thurman Munson
Zorba
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I know who Cirrus is and that they put chutes on their planes, but the article I read didn't list the plane type. Trusting the whole plane chute is a good way of getting yourself killed, too. Not saying that it isn't a great idea and that it probably would work most of the time. Just it is not an end-all safety measure and definitely not a substitute for a good pilot. Example of a time the whole plane parachute wouldn?t have worked ? when you are flying over Manhattan, unless you are lucky and hit central park.
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1) Note that I said that most planes do not have chutes.
2) I would suspect that the pilot felt that he could recover from the plane's actions. He may have over compensated or just under-estimated on the situation. Ego can play a big factor when crossing the danger zone
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